Sheikh Shahidul Islam

Sheikh Shahidul Islam
Minister of Education
In office
January 1989 – January 1990
Preceded by Anisul Islam Mahmud
Succeeded by Kazi Zafar Ahmed[1]
Personal details
Political party Jatiya Party (Manju)

Sheikh Shahidul Islam is a former Bangladesh Awami League politician and the Former Minister for Education, Public Works, Youth and Sports. He is also a former Member of Parliament.[2]

Career

In 1975 he headed the Jatiya Chhatra League, the student front, of the BAKSAL government of Bangladesh.[3] Islam was the Minister of Education from January 1989 to May 1990 and from January 1989 to May 1990.[1] Since 2008 he is the secretary general of the Jatiya Party fraction lead by Anwar Hossain Manju.[4][5]

Personal life

His uncle was the first president of Bangladesh Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.[3] He was married to Yasmin.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 Rahman, Syedur. Historical Dictionary of Bangladesh. Scarecrow Press. p. 320. ISBN 9780810874534. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
  2. ↑ The Parliamentarian: Journal of the Parliaments of the Commonwealth. General Council of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
  3. 1 2 Dowlah, Caf. The Bangladesh Liberation War, the Sheikh Mujib Regime, and Contemporary Controversies. Lexington Books. p. 123. ISBN 9781498534192. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
  4. ↑ Lansford, Tom. Political Handbook of the World 2015. CQ Press. ISBN 9781483371559.
  5. ↑ "Manju, Shahidul made chairman, secretary of JP (Manju)". thedailystar.net. The Daily Star. 9 April 2016. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
  6. ↑ Zaman, Habibuz. Seventy Years in a Shaky Subcontinent. Janus Publishing Company Lim. p. 264. ISBN 9781857564051.

Jatiya Party (Monju)

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